slomojo: because sometimes the canonical way to do something is a better answer than the precise answer sought.
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Paul McMillanOct 4 '10 at 23:04

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Not in this case it isn't, Emacs is by definition, a platform for customized editing. Not to mention that C-S-Backspace - Move to target - C-Y ... would be "canonical", for this operation.
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SlomojoOct 5 '10 at 0:37

@user377089 : How do you set mark in emacs? I use C-SPACE and C-g for setting a mark.
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prosseekOct 4 '10 at 17:38

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@prosseek- C-SPACE C-SPACE. Basically, hit C-SPACE twice as if toggling. The first time the mark is set and activated on the current line. Then the second time the mark is deactivated but still set on the current line.
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Ray VegaOct 4 '10 at 20:42

That's useful. I underutilize transpose lines, and didn't realize that it worked with the mark in that fashion.
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Paul McMillanOct 4 '10 at 23:06